2.6 —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Kalgoorlie - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Kalgoorlie - North
How families and households are made up across the area.
Larger households are a common sight in Kalgoorlie - North, where 63.4% of families are couples with children. This creates a residential landscape where homes often hold more people than in many other similar areas. Most households here consist of either one or two people, though larger family groups remain a significant part of the community.
2.6
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- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kalgoorlie - North — higher than 57% of areas.
| Kalgoorlie - North | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 6430, WA | 2.6 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in this area holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most similar areas, though this has edged down from 2.8 in 2016. About 24.5% of people live alone, a figure that has risen 3.7 percentage points since the last census.
24.5% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Kalgoorlie - North, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (24%) and 4 people (17%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the bulk of families here, while one-parent families account for 11.9%. This last figure is a little below the Western Australian average of 13.5%, despite rising 2.3 percentage points since 2016.
11.9% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Kalgoorlie - North, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Kalgoorlie - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031280/kalgoorlie-north/topic/family-households